There’s been a lot of talk about static types recently. I’ve especially noticed that folks who
usually work with dynamically typed languages have become big
proponents of static typing – and I count myself amongst them.

In this series we are looking at code organization in the context of a React and Redux application. The takeaways for the “Three Rules” presented here
should be applicable to any application, not just React/Redux.

Dynamically typed languages like JavaScript provide a lot of expressiveness and power
to the programmer. By not having to think about strict types, a program is more maleable since
it will run no matter what, allowing the programmer to write code very quickly.

In this series we are looking at code organization in the context of a React and Redux application. The takeaways for the “Three Rules” presented here
should be applicable to any application, not just React/Redux.

In this series we are looking at code organization in the context of a React and Redux application. The takeaways for the “Three Rules” presented here
should be applicable to any application, not just React/Redux.

A little known fact about me is that I took Wing Chun
lessons for four months back in 2006. A student starting in Wing Chun will begin by learning
the first form, called Siu Lim Tao (小練頭). This form’s name translates to “little idea,”
and it provides the foundation in which succeeding forms and techniques depend upon.

Redux is a Flux-like framework that has exploded in
popularity within the React community. It reduces complexity by enforcing a unidirectional
data flow, the use of single state atom, and pure reduce functions for state updates.